Dec 13 Successful Films Under the Nazi Regime

The most successful movies under the Nazi regime were genre films.

Specifically, comedies.

Musicals were also popular.

There were also some female-dominated melodramas...

...and male-dominated actions films.

There was also a niche genre known as the "Homeland Film" or Heimatfilm. It merged as the most convenient narrative form for offering a romanticized, but completely depoliticized, view of country and nation.

A variety of factors contributed to these phenomenal successes:

Their acceptance of genre as the most efficient form of addressing diverse audiences.

Their cultivation of the star system as a convenient structure for audience identification.

Their incorporation of other popular traditions such as folklore, operetta, literature, and broadcasting.

And, most importantly, their reliance on the conventions and styles associated with the classical Hollywood film.